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The Realreal. For real?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged competition, resale shopkeeping, sea of sameness on June 14, 2012| 1 Comment »
Have you Hawthorned your helpers lately?
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged employees, success on June 13, 2012| 6 Comments »
Who knew? Amazing, the Hawthorne Effect.
The 
retaildoc talks about the Hawthorne Effect, and offers a simple14-question employee review form you can download here.
More on the Hawthorne Effect. And what a straw boss is.
Even better, the TGtbT.com Products for the Professional Resaler that will help you be a better boss.
It’s a landslide! Professional Resalers win, every one of them!
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, HowToConsign.com, merchandising, success on June 12, 2012|
UPDATE 2018: Both the HowToConsign.com website and the related blog, HowToConsign.org, have been mothballed. Feel free to link to the many articles at both sites, but Directory listings are no longer available.
Wow, an avalanche of winning consignment, resale, and thrift stores becoming Sponsors at HowToConsign.com!
10 Best Things to Buy Secondhand
As you know, HowToConsign is the consumer arm of TGtbT.com. It’s a site designed to excite (more…)
The view from St Louis on Resale
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged NARTS Conference, Products for the Professional Resaler on June 12, 2012| 1 Comment »
One of the most beloved parts of NARTS Conference every year is the Friday Resale Shop Bus Tours. Just which shops (more…)
Interesting quote: how would YOU use it?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged advertising, blogging on June 11, 2012|
Because I won’t participate in the Buy-Everything-In-China madness, yet I still seek a bargain, I can still find “real” jeans, made in America, that despite (more…)
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